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Friday, April 27, 2007

In the interest of sharing...

While I don't have much progress on my blanket to show (you can see an updated picture on my blog)--I thought I would share my newest craft/tech acquisition for those ripple fanatics who find themselves in situations where there isn't enough light to crochet:

This handy gadget is the The Crochet Lite by Clover in hook size H (all the sizes are different colors). I was looking to get a Clover comfort grip as sometimes my thin metal hook aches my hand--but then I found a whole page of these in a rainbow of colors and couldn't resist. It lights up well enough to stitch in the dark, though I find it best in dim light as it's almost too bright in the pitch dark and hurts my eyes! I'm not entirely fond of plastic hooks, I feel they slow my stitching down and this one is no different. So I'll alternate between this and my trusted metal hook depending on lighting conditions and how my hand is feeling. Too fun, I had to share!

When my kids and I visited my parents this January we all had to sleep in the same room. In order to do my secret night knitting/crocheting, I used a Wiz headlamp, it was *perfect*. It is a thing that hikers and cavers use at night. My brother bought them for the kids and I snatched them right away! When we came home they all got lost so I've tried using a booklamp but don't like it nearly as much as the headlights. Don't think I'd like the lighted hook though, seems like the light would move too much and bother my eyes.